Roasting rack for wieners



ROASTING RACK FOR WIENERS Filed July 2'7, 1948 ATTORNEYS Patented Aug.16, 1949 ,Zf'jiltpiiaettitiyla, 194s!sessilsopgos fi-casts. (antigeniThis invention relatesto -a `roasting rack for" wieners.

The general object of the invention is to provide Va roasting rackconsisting of a handle portion having at its end a skewer on which aplurality of wieners may be impaled in side by side relation, and a loopadapted to embrace the group of wieners in a zone remote from theskewer, aiording support for the wieners,. regardless of which side ofthe group is turned to the re.

Another object of the invention is to provide a roasting rack of thecharacter described, in which the skewer lies in the medial longitudinalplane of the embracing loop, parallel to the axis of the handle portionso that either side of the group of wieners will be presented at thesame angle to the fire when the handle portion is rotated about itsaxis.

A further object of the invention is the embodiment of a roasting rackfor wieners as described, in the form of continuous bent wireconstruction. Y

Other objects of theinvention will appear as the following descriptionof a preferred and practical embodiment thereof proceeds.

the drawing which accompanies the specication, and throughout theseveral iigures of which the same reference characters have been used todenote identical parts:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a roasting Referring now to a detaileddescription of the invention as shown, the roasting rack comprises acontinuous stiff wire I, twisted to form a sturdy shank 2, and having anopen loop 3 at its low end, constituting a hand grip, said hand grip andshank being referred to as a handle portion, by' means of which theroasting rack can Vbe turned about the axis of the shank.

.et the upper end of the shankA 2 the wire isY bent to form an elongated:closed loop 4in a plane perpendicularV to the axis of the shank. Theshank and one of the long sides of the loop 4 are in common plane. Thewire l has a portion 5 extended upwardly from the loop 4, adjacent onoend of said loop, 5 is transversely bent to overlie the loop 4 and forian impaling skewer The free end 'Il of the skewer 6 is sharp enough topenetrate wieners when pressed against it. The skewer 6 is preferthefree end oi which portion vembraced by the loop 4,

`end of said loop.

embrace the lower portions of wieners impaled upon said skewer. themedial longitudinal plane of the loop 4, which is parallel to the axisofthe shank 2 so that a ilat group of wieners impaled on the skewer andWill be axially parallel to the shank and presented at the same angle tothe re, on either side when the shank is rotated, facilitating evencooking of the wieners on both sides. The skewer 6 is preferablysubstantially coextensive in length with the loop 4.

In placing wieners in the roasting rack, one, indicated at its lower endin the loop 4, then impaled upon the skewer and pushed tothe oppositeend of the loop 4, as indicated at b in Figure 3. The others aresimilarly manipulated until the desired number have been introduced.

While I have in the above description clis-Y closed a preferred andpractical embodiment oi" the invention, it will be understood by Vthoseskilled in the art that the specic details and the construction andarrangement of parts, as shown, are by Wayof example and not to beconstrued as limiting the scope of the invention.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. Roasting rack for wieners comprising a handle portion including ashank, an elongated loop at the end of said shank transverse theretohaving a width approximately the diameter of wieners that it is adaptedto embrace, and a skewer extending longitudinally of said loop, spacedtherefrom a distance less than the length of a wiener, having its freeend adjacent one 2. Roasting rack for wieners comprising a handleportion including a shank, an elongated loop at the end of said shanklying in a plane perpendicular to the axis of said shank, having a widthapproximately the diameter of vwieners that it is adapted to embrace,and a skewer extending lengthwise of said loop, parallel thereto Vandspaced therefrom a distance less than the length of a wiener, and havingits free end adjacent one end of said loop.

3. Roasting rack for wieners comprising a handle portion including ashank, an elongated closed loop at'the end plane perpendicular to theaxis of said shank, having a width approximately the diameter of Thelatter preferably lies inV a. in Figure 3, is first positioned withV ofsaid shank lying in a l 3 thereto and spaced therefrom a distance lessthan the length of a wiener, and having its free end adjacent one end ofsaid loop.

4. Roasting rack for wieners comprising a handle portion including ashank, an elongated loop at the end of said shank lying in a planeperpendicular to the axis of said shank and 01T- set to one side of saidshank, having a width approximately the diameter of the wieners that it.is adapted to embrace, and a vvskewer extending lengthwise of said loopparallel thereto and spaced therefrom a distance less than the lengthfof a Wiener, having its free end adjacent one end of said loop. Y 1

5. Roasting rack for wieners comprising a handle portion including ashank, an elongated loop at the end of said shank lying in a planeperpendicular to the axis of said shank adapted toe embracingly supportwieners, and a skeWer ex-` tending lengthwise above saidV loop, spacedtheree by said handle having a width approximately that of the diameterof wieners that it is adapted to embrace, and a skewer carried by saidhandle extending longitudinally of said loopjspaced therefrom a distanceless than the length of a l wiener, and having a free end adjacent oneend from a distance less thantlfie'lengthof,A aQwiener.

6. Roasting Arack for wieners' comprising 4va of said loop.

JOHN H. DAWSON.

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